Nesta Cooper, a Canadian-born actress of mixed heritage gathered notable TV attention within a few years into the industry. She portrayed the main cast, Carly Shannon, in the Netflix series Travelers (2016-18).
In 2019, Copper earned the role of Haniwa in the sci-fi Apple TV+ series See co-starring Jason Momoa and Hera Hilmar.
In the post-apocalyptic series where all survivors & their descendants lose their sense of vision, Nesta’s character is among the few with the ability to see.
Although ‘The 100′ star’s father wanted her to become an athlete, her admiration for acting later took the lead; in fact, Copper’s parents supported her in the journey.
Nesta Cooper Is Married: Who’s Her Husband?
The Travelers actress is married to her boyfriend of six years, Peter Van Auker (b. on May 31, 1988).
Nesta and Peter got married on September 10, 2022, in an estate in California’s Coachella Valley. However, the two didn’t reveal their wedding until February 2023.
The Vogue covered their wedding ceremony where 115 guests were in attendance. The bride donned a Galia Lahav gown while the groom wore a cream-white tuxedo.
In September 2023, Cooper took to Instagram to wish her husband on their 1st wedding anniversary and wrote, “in this lifetime, there are soulmates. and you, my love, are The One. Happy Anniversary.”
Her husband, Peter, aside from being a film producer, is an entrepreneur too. Van Auker is the founder of the Icelandic Pony Company (since January 2022). Previously he was an executive at Mythos Studios (2019- Aug 2022).
He is also the brother of Adam Van Auker, an engineer & construction superintendent, who now works for Shawmut Design and Construction.
Quite often, Nesta Cooper shares pictures of her boyfriend-turned-husband on her Instagram with more than 105K followers (@nmarlee). Peter is active on Instagram too (as @peetvan) but has switched to private.
Nesta And Peter’s Dating Story And Engagement
The couple met while filming the 2017 film Reality High where Cooper portrayed Dani Barnes, and Auker was its associate producer. But they reportedly began dating after the filming wrapped on November 21, 2016.
During that time, Nesta used to make back-and-forth travel from Canada to the United States for work.
So, in the spring of 2017, she made her permanent move to LA to join Peter and began to live together.
Both of them are dog persons; Copper owns 2 dogs: Juneau (a husky) and Olive (a terrier). They adopted Juneau in October 2017.
After four years of dating, Cooper And Auker gave the anticipated news of their engagement via Instagram, a few weeks after Valentine’s Day of 2020.
On February 27, 2020, Nesta took to Instagram and shared a video of Peter proposing to her in an art gallery. In the caption, she wrote,
“i am so lucky to have the most perfect person in my life [..] i refuse to say anything else corny. i’ll save that for just you my sweet fiancé!!!! can’t stop crying and smiling.”
In the engagement video, the Bliss actress entered an art gallery where Peter had set up an art display situation. Later, a violinist began playing music and Auker went down on his knees to propose her with a ring.
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Who Are the Parents Of Nesta Cooper? Family, Age, and Height?
Born on December 11, 1993, Cooper is from Mississauga, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. As of 2024, the black-haired and brown-eyed actress is 30 years old and stands 5 feet 8 inches (173 cm).
She is of mixed race; her father is Jamaican while her mother Michelle Burton is Canadian.
Reportedly, her mom passed away in June 2018, whom she admires as a source of inspiration. Often, Nesta shares pictures of her mother on Instagram.
The Reality High actress is the middle one of three sisters.
Cooper’s elder sister is Elisha Evelyn Cooper (b. June 13, 1991). while her younger sister Sarah Cooper (b. May 27, 1996) is a model with IG handle @sarahleavi.
Nesta also has cousin sisters: Belynda Cooper, Ashleigh McLean (nee Cooper), a certified esthetician, and Dot Todman, a singer/songwriter and a vocal empowerment coach.
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Moved To Vancouver For Career Opportunities
In an interview with W Magazine in September 2021, Cooper said that her father actually wanted her to become an athlete & even tried to train her.
However, Nesta’s strong determination to perform arts would gain her a successful on-screen career in the coming days.
When she was 7, her family moved to Courtenay, British Columbia where Cooper enrolled at a local high school.
Following her graduation, Nesta went to Vancouver for acting opportunities & got into a talent agency; since 2010, she has had an association with Lauren Levitt & Associates.
Nesta Cooper’s Breakthrough As Carly Shannon In ‘Travelers’
Thanks to Cooper’s fierce yet promising on-screen talent, she made her potential figure within some years of her career journey.
Her breakthrough came in 2016 with the portrayal of the main cast, Carly Shannon, in the sci-fi series Travelers. It co-starred Eric McCormack, MacKenzie Porter, Reilly Dolman, Jared Abrahamson & Patrick Gilmore.
She worked in the Netflix series until its conclusion after Season 3 on December 14, 2018.
Moreover, in 2016, Nesta Cooper made a remarkable movie appearance as Shannon in The Edge of Seventeen. There, she shared the screen with the likes of Hailee Steinfeld, Woody Harrelson, and Kyra Sedgwick.
After that, the Supernatural guest actress worked in the films: Reality High (2017) and The Miracle Season (2018).
When Did She Get Her Acting Debut?
In 2013, Nesta Cooper made her TV debut as Young Sakelik in Cult, followed by guest roles in The Haunting Hour: The Series and Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce.
Then, the Canadian actress earned her big screen debut with the film Diablo (2015).
Throughout the mid-2010s, she had screentime in The Returned, Heroes Reborn, Unreal, The Magicians, Motive, The 100, and S.W.A.T.
Portrayed The Main Cast Haniwa In ‘See’
Cooper landed the role of Haniwa, one of the main casts in the sci-fi series See. It is also a post-apocalyptic series (she worked in ‘Travelers’ earlier), which premiered on Apple TV+ on November 1, 2019.
After the post-lethal virus pandemic that nearly killed humanity, the survivors and their descendants have no sight; the sense of vision is a myth in the era.
In the series, Nesta’s character Haniwa and her twin brother Kofun (played by Archie Madekwe) have the ability to see.
When Alkenny Tribe leader Baba Voss (portrayed by actor Jason Momoa) married his on-screen wife Hera Hilmar as Maghra Kane, he adopted Haniwa and Kofun; their biological father is Jerlamarel (actor Joshua Henry).
The series stars other notable casts like Sylvia Hoeks, Christian Camargo, Alfre Woodard, Olivia Cheng, Eden Epstein, Dave Bautista, and Tom Mison.
Will There Be Season 4 Of ‘See’?
After a successful Season 2 (Aug 27- Oct 15, 2021), the series See was renewed for the third season in mid-2021.
It introduced David Hewlett (as Tormada) and Michael Raymond-James (as Ranger) in the main role for Season 3.
In June 2022, the showrunners confirmed that 8-episode this season is the series finale. It premiered on August 26, 2022, and concluded on October 14, 2022.
Net Worth of Nesta Cooper In 2024
The Canadian-born actress is nearly a decade into the acting industry & records more than 25 on-screen credits. Cooper has an estimated net worth of $1.2 million as of 2024.
The majority of her income came through TV and movie ventures- notably a salary in the 6-digit figure per episode from See. She even had screen time in the films The Edge of Seventeen (2016), Reality High (2017), and Bliss (2021).
An Instagram sensation, the charming figure is into modeling as well. She has appeared in magazines like V Magazine, Wonderland, L’OFFICIEL USA, and 1883 Magazine.
On her Instagram posts, she mentions Ammani (jewelers), Miu Miu (clothing), and SSS World Corp (clothing). She could earn $310 – $517 per sponsored post.
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